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SVB, SBF and (more) OpenAI: The 2023 chronicles, pt. 2

December 22, 2023

Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts. Hello and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. This is the second of a two-part series looking back at 2023. Mary Ann and Alex called on two colleagues to help us chat through some […]

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A dual-use ‘Slack+location+payments’ startup raises Seed to serve humanitarian, military scenarios

December 22, 2023

When Helsing raised a $223 million Series B round, the tech world saw it as continued confirmation that Defence was unquestionably back on the investing agenda. Further confirmation comes today in the form of a $5.5 million Seed round for UK defense tech startup Labrys Technologies, led by Germany’s Project A Ventures. Also participating were […]

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Google makes bid to resolve competition concerns in Germany over its automotive services bundling

December 22, 2023

Following competition objections raised on Google in Germany this summer over bundling of services including Google Maps via its Android-based in-car infotainment system software, known as Google Automotive Services (GAS), the tech giant has made an offer of some service unbundling and the removal of contractual restrictions it applies to vehicle makers in a bid […]

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